The Alpha King and I novel Chapter 3

I blinked my eyes, too shocked since Kenneth admitted it. Was it all about that? Sex? “But—”

“Look, Helena, what happened between us is nice, but it’s time to end it.”-

I caught Kenneth’s hand and shook my head. “No! We can fix it! Please give me more chances.”

“Helena, do you want to sleep with me?”

I stood and shook my head. “I-I can’t.” I stammered

“Can’t or won’t?”

“I ….”

“Then there’s no other way than to end this. Goodbye, Helena.” Kenneth walked away, but I grabbed his hand.

“Please, don’t do this to me, to us.”

“There is no us anymore. I only had fun with you.”

“You lie!”

“No, I don’t!”

“Ken! Why are you so mean to me?” My tears were flowing down my cheeks. “I love you ….”

“I’m sorry, babe, but I don’t.”

Then Kenneth pulled his hand, but I gripped it, and when he used full strength to pull his hand while I pulled in the opposite direction, suddenly my body was pushed to the barrier fence. Unfortunately, the barrier has a gap there. My body went straight through the opening, fell over the bridge, and went directly to the Moon River below the bridge.

I was gasping and moving my hands to get some air. “Help! I can’t swim! Ken, help me!”

Kenneth screamed, “Oh, no! Helena! I can’t swim either! What can I do?”

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~ Ethan ~

I saw a woman drown, and the guy on the bridge only saw that and did nothing. He said he couldn’t swim. Though he couldn’t swim, at least he should do something to save her. What a coward! I removed my shirt immediately, threw it to the floor, then jumped straight to the Moon River.

I swam right through the woman, who was swept away by the current. Since the water flow was strong, her body was almost drowning. Fortunately, the Moon River’s water is clean so I could see her better. I swam faster and finally caught her on time. Unfortunately, she drank a lot of water and couldn’t breathe.

“I got you!” I said, then swam to the riverside. She was unconscious, and her face was pale. I patted her chest. “Breathe!”

Since she didn’t react, I patted her back too. There was no movement at all, so I did CPR. First, I placed my hands interlocked on her chest, then pressed her chest. Later, I opened her mouth and breathed into it. I smelled her fragrance. The wolf inside me screamed so loud in my mind, “Mate!”

I should have recognized her faster if I weren’t worried about her safety. Also, the river’s water wrapped her body, and the smell covered it well.

“Come on! Breathe! I won’t let you die like this, mate.”

Then I scooped Helena into my arms as if I only carried a lightweight thing. She was too skinny. “No need. Let me tend to you first. My place isn’t too far from here.”

Helena stared at me, and I couldn’t help but smile because I could read her mind. Helena liked me and thought that I was such a handsome guy. Yet, she hid other thoughts about me.

“What?”

“Nothing.” Helena blushed and sighed.

Though Helena wasn’t a short woman with 5’7”, my height of 6’3” made her tiny in my arms. So, when I reread her mind, she thought how nice my body was, and she wanted to touch me. I took a deep breath. “Stop it!”

Helena raised her head to meet my hot stares. “Did I say something?”

“No, but your eyes said what’s inside your head.” I sighed. I could read Helena’s mind since I was her mate and a werewolf. We can read our mates and connect with each other’s minds.

“Oh? What was I thinking back then?”

I sighed and shook my head. “Are you sure you want me to say it out loud?”

“You don’t have to say it out loud, but you can whisper it in my ear.”

So, I did what she asked. I whispered it in her ear, “You want me, don’t you?”

She gasped because of my direct statement. “What?!”